Five-year trajectories of gait speed and hand grip strength in older adults with cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a national retrospective cohort study
Older adults with coexisting diabetes and heart disease experience accelerated declines in gait speed and hand grip strength compared with those with either condition alone or neither. These findings highlight the need for targeted functional monitoring and preventive interventions in this high-risk population, with particular attention given to sex, perceived health, and race-related disparities in physical aging.
Authors
- Lin‐Na Chou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0779-714X)
- J. Andrew Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-4330)
- Julie J. Keysor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5219-7867)
- Amit Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-6759)
- Amol Karmarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-1585)
- Shweta Gore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5802-182X)
- Deepak Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9226-8781)
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- Spaulding Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06390-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- National Institutes of Health